Tsurugi's faithful companion Bringer, now under Yaiba's control due to a reprogramming chip he himself implanted, suddenly assaults Tsurugi. With the freedom of his Sword Eye friends and his mother the Queen Dowager Grenada at stake, Tsurugi is left with no choice but to duel against him. To make matters worse, Bringer is programmed to shutdown completely whenever he loses all of his Life Cores in a Battle Spirits duel....

Nevertheless, the fight begins. Bringer attacks Tsurugi with his ace Double Brave Spirit, Sagitto Apollodragon the Divine Centaur Dragonknight. Due to the Brave Tres Beluga's special ability, Tsurugi gets six of his cards milled from his deck; since one of those discarded cards was the "Galaxian" Attribute Spirit Dragonic Taurus the Bovine Dragonlord, Sagitto Apollodragon refreshes himself and can now target one of Tsurugi's Brave Spirits to attack.

Tsurugi, having lost his Shining Dragon due to this effect, plays the Spell Card Firewall to reduce his Life Core Damage to 1, ending Bringer's turn. On his own turn, Tsurugi summons his newest ace Shining Dragon Arc, Luminous Dragon Emperor at Level 2 before Brave Fusing him with Shining Sword, Sacred Blade of Radiance. Using the Spell Cards Charge Aura and Flame Field to further boost Shining Dragon Arc's Battle Points, Tsurugi successfully takes out Bringer's Double Brave Spirit. Knowing of Bringer's self-destruct mechanism, however, even though he had victory in his sights, Tsurugi hesitates to attack any further and ends his turn.

Because of that critical decision, Bringer would end up winning against Tsurugi.

In a cruel twist of fate, Tsurugi's brother Yaiba mercilessly orders fellow Darkness Sword Eye Blau to destroy Bringer and seize Tsurugi's Sword Brave. At that moment, Tsurugi is suddenly enveloped in an explosion of mysterious violet flames before just as quickly vanishing without a trace....

The sudden spark of violet flames could only mean one thing, and the main Battle Spirits homepage pretty much made it official when they announced their newest product. Once the second half of this anime season's story, "BATTLE SPIRITS Sword Eyes: The Fierce Clash Saga (バトルスピリッツソードアイズ激闘伝 Batoru-Supirittsu Soodo-Aizu: Gekitouden)," hits the airwaves next month, Tsurugi will return, awakened as the missing Ruby Sword Eyes of Darkness——SAY WHAAAAAT??!!??

Enter the seventeenth and newest Battle Spirits Structure Deck from the folks at Bandai: "DARKNESS FANG ~Tsurugi's New Deck~," an exact replica of the new deck Tsurugi will use in the newest chapter of the anime! A 40-card Ruby Terra Dragon themed deck featuring eighteen never-before-seen cards (8 Commons/6 Uncommons/1 Rare/1 Master Rare/1 X-Rare Spirit/1 X-Rare Sword Brave), this set is all about Darkness as Tsurugi gains new powers through the RUSH combo mechanic. Be on the lookout for this set starting 22 March 2013! The card list will be shown below. More information on the individual cards will be forthcoming as the situation develops and the wiki updates. In the meantime, enjoy~!

(Lv. 1-2-3): Treat this Spirit as a Ruby Spirit as well as an Emerald Spirit."I'm using large rocks to block the magma flow. So we can search for the Sword... So the Dinosaurs can evacuate...." —The Mutterings of Luchiru, the Third of the Month of Fumizuki—<<Name Origin: "Pinacosaurus," a medium-sized ankylosaur that lived in Mongolia and China during the Late Cretaceous Period>>—————[SD17-002] DARK DINONYCHUSAW {2} -2Rダーク・ディノニクソー (Daaku-Dinonikusoo)Common Ruby Spirit [R] Terra DragonLevel 1 <1>: 2000BP, Level 2 <2>: 4000BP, Level 3 <4>: 6000BP

When Summoned (Lv. 1-2): Destroy one of your opponent's Nexus.Darkness Spirit Ability RUSH Conditions: "Emerald Gem Symbol"If the above conditions are currently available on your Field, proceed to activate the following effect.(Emerald Gem Symbol):Add a Core from the Void to this Spirit.This normally docile Dinosaur can usually be seen running away from magma, but when it enters into battle, it becomes a whole different beast; it was able to knock down entire fleets of the Anryoku Army in one brutal strike.<<Name Origin: "Brontosaurus" (now known as Apatosaurus)>>—————[SD17-005] PEDPENNER THE FEATHERED SAURIAN {3} -2R,-1E羽竜ペドペンナー (Haneryuu Pedopennaa)Uncommon Ruby Spirit [R] Terra Dragon/Flying FangLevel 1 <1>: 3000BP, Level 2 <3>: 4000BP, Level 3 <4>: 5000BP

When This Spirit Attacks (Lv. 1-2): This Spirit gains +3000BP.Darkness Spirit Ability RUSH Conditions: "Emerald Gem Symbol"If the above conditions are currently available on your Field, proceed to activate the following effect.(Emerald Gem Symbol):Add a Core from the Void to this Spirit."If we get swallowed up by the magma, it's all over... Our search for the Sword is reaching too fast a pace... It only makes finding it more difficult...." —The Mutterings of Luchiru, the Fourth of the Month of Fumizuki——————[SD17-008] MONOFORCESAURUS {5} -2Rモノフォースザウルス (Monofoosuzaurusu)Uncommon Ruby Darkness Spirit [R] Terra DragonLevel 1 <1>: 4000BP, Level 2 <3>: 6000BP

When This Spirit Attacks (Lv. 1-2): RAGE <Special Ruby Ability>If your opponent has any unexhausted Spirits available, he/she must block this attack.Darkness Spirit Ability RUSH Conditions: "Emerald Gem Symbol"If the above conditions are currently available on your Field, proceed to activate the following effect.(Emerald Gem Symbol):When you make your first attack this turn, refresh this Spirit.This is likely the result of going through fight after fight for a long time. The ferocious Dinosaurs are able to continuously show off their fighting skills with no sign of fatigue.<<Name Origin: "Monolophosaurus," a theropod (two-legged) dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Period that lived in what is now Xinjiang, China>>—————[SD17-009] STYRAGORN THE GORING DINOSAUR {5} -3R突竜スティラゴーン (Totsuryuu Sutiragoon)Master Rare Ruby Spirit [R] Terra DragonLevel 1 <1>: 4000BP, Level 2 <3>: 6000BP, Level 3 <4>: 8000BP

When This Spirit Attacks (Lv. 1-2-3): Destroy one enemy Spirit with fewer Battle Points than this Spirit.Darkness Spirit Ability RUSH Conditions: "Emerald Gem Symbol"If the above conditions are currently available on your Field, proceed to activate the following effect.(Emerald Gem Symbol):When you destroy only an enemy Spirit based on Battle Point difference, send one of your opponent's Life Cores to his/her Reserve.During Your Attack Phase (Lv. 2-3): All of your "Terra Dragon" Attribute Spirits gain +3000BP.The Dinosaur that crawls out of the darkness is the supreme pitch-black ruler that erases the light.

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When This Brave is Summoned (Lv. 1): Destroy one of your opponent's Nexus. When a Nexus is destroyed due to this effect, draw a card from your deck.BRAVE FUSION: 5+ Core Cost[BRAVE FUSION] When This Spirit Brave Attacks: You can choose a target enemy Spirit to attack.The sheer heat this demonblade carries is enough to turn the land into scorching ashes in one stroke.—————[SD17-012] FOREST OF ORIGIN {4} -2R原始の森 (Genshi no Mori)Uncommon Ruby Nexus [R]Level 1 <0>, Level 2 <1>

During Your Attack Phase (Lv. 1-2): When one of your Spirits destroys only an enemy Spirit based on Battle Point difference, draw a card from your deck.(Lv. 2): When your opponent destroys one of your Spirits, return one "Terra Dragon" Attribute Spirit from your Trash back to your hand.Numerous scratch marks are a sign of danger. This forest is where countless Dinosaurs lurk; walking in any further would be the last mistake you make.—————[SD17-013] DARK GALAXY OF TWILIGHT {5} -2R, -1E黄昏の暗黒銀河 (Tasogare no Ankoku Ginga)Common Ruby/Emerald Nexus {RE}Level 1 <0>, Level 2 <2>

During Your Attack Phase (Lv. 1-2): All of your "Terra Dragon" Attribute Spirits gain +2000BP.During Your End Phase (Lv. 2): Refresh one of your "Terra Dragon" Attribute Spirits.The galaxy that shines with Light, and the galaxy veiled in Darkness... Almost as if they were resonating with each other, the twin galaxies were born.—————[SD17-014] JURASSIC FLAME {3} -2Rジュラシックフレイム (Jurashikku Fureimu)Common Ruby Spell

Flash Timing: Destroy any number of Spirits such that their total Battle Point number is no greater than 5000BP.Darkness Spell Ability RUSH Conditions: "Emerald Gem Symbol"If the above conditions are currently available on your Field, proceed to activate the following effect.(Emerald Gem Symbol):Refresh two of your Spirits that have only one Gem Symbol.—————[SD17-016] RUSH DRAW {5} -3Rラッシュドロー (Rasshu Doroo)Uncommon Ruby Spell

Main Phase: Draw two cards from your deck. Afterwards, reveal the next two cards in your deck; if either of them are a Spirit Card or Brave Card that has the Special Darkness Ability RUSH, add that one card to your hand. Return the remaining revealed cards to the top of your deck in any order you wish.Flash Timing: For the duration of this turn, one of your Spirits gains +3000BP.

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With many thanks to the Japanese wiki, I managed to "complete" the Darkness Fang deck! ...At least the effects anyhow. At the time of this post, no flavor text data or even card pictures have been uploaded yet. The two above posts will be updated with the missing information as soon as it's available.